High School: A 2013 graduate of Newfield High School ... two-year starter ... team captain as a senior ... 26 tackles as a senior ... All-League and All-Division as a senior ... helped lead Newfield to a Long Island Championship in 2011 ... owns eighth-best shot put throw in school history.

Personal: James Tyler Rizzo ... born July 31, 1995 in Selden, New York ... son of Joseph and Donna Rizzo ... one brother, Joseph.